mini update

Here are more pictures! :)


at PBS kids day with the boys. :)


the boys with santana :)




so we don't know these characters, but you would have never known that. Eli walked right up to everyone like they were best friends. While we were in line some guy was passing out stickers, so Eli took his stickers, found the one that looked like this "Princess Pesto" (in the picture) and took it off and tried to put it on her dress. :) My kid is smarter than your kid. *Smiles*


Santana and Super Why!


the boys walking right up to Super Why and Princess pesto


He is seriously the cutest. :) (I have introduced you to him before but for those that don't know. This is Santana. Amber is his mom. Amber was my dads manager a long time ago....we actually graduated the same year! And Amber and I have remained friends. She is a wonderful lady and an amazing single mama!)


If Izaak could have screamed "Get outta here" to the Cat in the Hat...he would have. He was NOT a fan!




Eli and Santana on the other hand were having a blast :)


Eli likes to "Go Shoppin" through the pantry and put stuff in his basket and walk around the house. This kid will put anything in there. Its so cute.




visiting Nana's best friend Sandy (and her husband Bob's) house in the country. It was so nice and peaceful!








Kari and Hannah


nana and her boys.


Hannahs 18th birthday. Bennihannas (sp) and back to her house for cake and ice cream !















Izaaks first day of school! My big boy!







At Grandpa Pettys Farm!











Eli called them "goaps" or "Goaks" never Goats. "HEY GOAPS!"









Watching it rain

standing in the rain! :)










A few things I forgot to mention in my last post:

*Bryces outing is on fathers day and the Monday after. its the 9th Year and Mom and Dad and their committee have been working super hard on making it another successful year!

*The 9th Anniversary of Bryces Death came and went. It was actually a great day. And I loved remembering him. We miss him everyday and I love teaching the boys about him. Eli even says "Hi Bryce" when he sees him in pictures around the house.

*I am teaching my own class again at work. Its a lot more work than I had been doing, but I love it. And I LOVE my kids! I have the school age kids...my favorites. :)

*Izaak has had 11 ear infections in 5 months so we are meeting with a ENT this week to talk about putting tubes in his ears. AND Eli gets to go to the Dentist for the first time on the same day! We shall see how that goes. He loves to brush his teeth and he lets me do it, but I don't know about a stranger. It is the same Pediatric Dentist that I went to so I am familiar with them all. I'll let you know...and you know I'll have pictures!

*We have been taking the boys swimming. Eli is an absolute FISH! He loves the water! Izaak isn't so sure. But just yesterday, Izaak became a bit more brave and played on the steps a lot with some help from me and Amanda (she was in town for the weekend and stopped by the pool to say hello and take a dip in the pool with us!)

*I was a 2nd shooter at a wedding last week with my friend Jessica and LOVED it. It was a great way to get out there and an even better way of networking :) I hope to take off with this photography thing! I have a lot of sessions this summer! I cannot wait!! :) I just love it! Please contact me if you are looking for cheep, great photography :)


I think thats all for now...at least that I can think of!
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Hello friends. We have been very busy lately...as usual! But having tons of fun!
The boys are doing wonderfully.
My sweet little Izaak has all of the sudden turned into quite the bully. He is very mean to Eli and pushes and hits him at any chance he can get. Eli just sits and takes it, and usually cries. Its terribly annoying. Eli is very high maintance and kinda whiney.
I hear this is normal?
Someone....please....tell...me....this...is....normal.
I don't know how to stop it. He cries a lot. If he can't get his way, if its time to get his diaper changed...anything. Not sure how to fix it. I try to ignore it, I threaten "no play" , I ask him to stop...nothing works. He stays with grandparents 2 days a week, while I work, and I think that sometimes that has its effect. He is there alone (without izaak...meaning all of the attention is on him) and he gets his way almost all the time when he is with them (don't get me wrong...thats what grandparents are for) but I feel like its taking its toll on me. I am always telling Izaak to stop beating his big brother up, because hes just going to cry. bahahahaha. Its funny....but frustrating. 

In better news...kinda. Izaak started school! He goes 2-3 days a week. He isn't too fond of it yet, but he will be eventually! Eli had a rough time at first too.

We have been enjoying the weather. We have been to my grandpas farm, to my nanas best friend Sandy and Bobs house in the country in Kempton, Indiana, to PBS Kids day and tons of other fun places. Its fun to see the boys enjoy these things. Depsite all of the beating up, fighting and crying...I really do have a blast with the boys and its a ton of fun! I'm lucky to be there mama!! :)

Here are some Iphone pictures :)



Izaak at PBS kids day at Military park.


Eli is best friends with the Cat in the Hat. Hand on hip and all :) Eli has no fears with these "mascots"


Playing in the sandbox at home



Izaaks first splash day at School :)


Eli is ready for his first splash day!




I said "Eli, let me change your diaper please." and this is what he did. Laid down in this chair. too funny.


at the park



So my mom was lookin for her bathing suit, when Eli decided he would help her. He found these goggles in the bottom of the swim bag. He insisted he take them to school, but we compromised. However he found them later the night in the car ride home from his dads house and wore them the entire way home. He has a mirror that he can see himself in on the back of the passenger seat. Hysterical.



Izaaks first day at school. First nap :)

Nearby are some horses that we go feed. We go on long walks and feed them carrots and other yummys. Izaak LOVES them. . .he even feeds them. Eli insists we go see them, but doesn't get close and refuses to feed them. We have named them Mr. Ed and Sally. :)





























Brian and I at the track.  My first time watching IndyCars.








I am currently uploading pictures from my camera and its going sooooo slooooow. So I will attempt to post those soon. :) But for now. thats all you get!

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